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STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn

A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at incidences of the most common STIs, like

27 Jan, 2024 @ 06:26

Asturias·Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

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This July could be the hottest ever on Earth in the last 120,000 years

THIS July could become the hottest ever on the planet in the last 120,000 years, according to a Leipzig University study. The research confirms that this month will be the warmest July

27 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019

THE number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019, according to a study carried out by Madrid’s Complutense University. The worrying figures show that the

27 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Spain’s Malaga ranked as third best city in the world for remote workers

SPAIN is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and is fast becoming a popular choice for remote workers and digital nomads as well. The country offers affordability, with a

1 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

BALEARES is the Spanish region where less money is spent on clothes, according to textile business association ACOTEX. The study displays that on average, residents in the islands spend €215 a year

15 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca

Spanish children consume over twice the amount of added sugars recommended by the WHO

Children in Spain exceed more than two times the amount of added sugars recommended by the WHO. Spanish kids reportedly consume 55.7 grams of added sugars per day, while the world’s main

26 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Oldest remains of a woolly rhinoceros in the Iberian Peninsula Peninsula found in Burgos

The oldest remains of a woolly rhinoceros ever discovered in the Iberian Peninsula have been found in Burgos. Several dental pieces of specimens of the extinct species discovered inside La Mina Cave

16 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent

People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study. This is a 3% increase compared to 2021, when

2 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Murcia·National News·Property·Valencian Community

Spain’s Nerja Cave has been occupied for 41,000 years—10,000 years earlier than previously thought study reveals

HUMANS have been visiting the Nerja Caves for 41,000 years, a new study by a team from the University of Cordoba has revealed. Throughout its history, and even today, the Nerja Caves

30 Apr, 2023 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Scientists find evidence of prehistoric drug use on Spain’s Menorca

RESEARCHERS have found that civilizations on Menorca were using hallucinogenic drugs as far back as 3,000 years ago. The findings are based on analysis of hair from a burial site on the

11 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Covid 19: Novel Coronavirus Covid 19 Virus Under The Microscope

New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19

People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles analysed the medical records

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Number of people taking their own lives totalled 4,227 in Spain last year

The region of Spain where 9% of adolescents say they want to die

Almost 9% of adolescents in one Spanish region express daily desires to die, according to an alarming new study. Almost 9% of Catalans express a desire to die every day, according to

25 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·National News

Study reveals most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘stingy’ tourists to visit Spain’s Costa del Sol

A RECENT study, published this Monday, April 4, by the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed the most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘tight-fisted’ tourists on holiday in southern Spain. According to the INE, visitors

5 Apr, 2022 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland

SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping better at night, according to a recent

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

Granada: The ultimate student guide to the city in southern Spain

IF you were to visit just one city in Spain, Ernest Hemingway wrote, it should be Granada – and there are few student cities to rival the undisputed capital of culture in

28 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Cities·Education·Granada·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel: Granada

Classical music improves the ‘quality of life’ in patients with dialysis, shows study in Spain

LISTENING to classical music has been linked to health and wellbeing improvements in those suffering with dialysis. In a study of 90 patients, researchers from the Valencia Music College, the Nephrology Department

17 Jun, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Valencia

Spanish people are happiest in Europe according to recent study

ACCORDING to a recent survey, Spaniards lead the list of happiness in the European Union. The ‘End of the Year Global Happiness and Hope Index’, by Gallup International, the first and oldest

30 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Study reveals that over 50% of teachers in Spain suffer anxiety or depression due to COVID-19

A STUDY has revealed that teachers in Spain show clear symptoms of anxiety because of COVID-19 and the return to the classroom. 54% of teachers who responded to the study – the

9 Sep, 2020 @ 10:31

Education·Lead

Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer

The net wealth of Spain’s poorest 50% has decreased by 4% since 2008

5 Sep, 2019 @ 07:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain does NOT have worst drivers while 27% of British drink and drive, study reveals

The study revealed that 43.5% of Europeans have driven after drinking, with 22% always or almost always doing so

13 Aug, 2019 @ 10:41

Lead·Travel News

SOUP-ER FOOD: Typical Spanish dish helps fight killer cancer cells, new study finds

Results showed that gazpacho not only stopped cell growth, but that it could induce so-called programmed cell death

27 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01

Health·Lead

Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees

One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe and the water we drink

26 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Spanish study finds that eating nuts in first trimester of pregnancy improves child brain development

The nuts involved were almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts and hazelnuts

19 May, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

Eating ultra-processed Spanish chorizo, cereals and pastries increases depression risk by 33%, study warns

Those who consumed ultra-processed foods were a third more likely to suffer depression

18 May, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s parents SLAM school dinners as 94% say canteens ‘need improvement’ amid obesity epidemic

The findings will make tough reading for schools, as just 24% of parents said that school dinners came with information about the ingredients used

1 May, 2019 @ 15:52

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Which of Spain’s regions will be having the most sex this Valentine’s Day

Spain’s favourite day to get between the sheets is Tuesday, when 15.04% of all sex happens, the findings reveal

13 Feb, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News